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Riyadh/Dubai, Jul 28: Thousands of expatriate Indians in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and other Arab countries except Sultanate of Oman on Monday began Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations with offering prayers in various Masjids. Thousands of NRI Muslims gathered at the Masjid-ul-Haram in Makkah and Masjid-e-Nabvi in Madinah to offer Eid prayer on Monday morning. A considerable

Dubai, Jul 28: Around 100 Indians have committed suicide in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) every year since 2011, India's ambassador here said, calling on the expatriate community to help people in distress, particularly those with financial problems. These suicides form part of about 1,300 recorded deaths within the Indian community each year, ambassador TP Seetharam told a local newspaper. "

Karwar, Jul 28: Ignoring repeated warnings from police and rescue team proved fatal for four tourists from Bangalore. They drowned in the Arabian Sea in Murudesh war on Saturday. Three of the victims — Savitri, 37, Soumya, 17, and Bhumika, 16 — hailed from Maruthi Nagar in Bangalore. Their driver, Vijay Kumar, 30 was from Malleswaram. Another driver, Siddaramanna, a native of Shira town in Tumkur

Bangalore, Apr 28: Mangalore North MLA B A Mohiuddin Bava handed over a cheque of Rs 10 lakh from the State government to the family of Kabeer, who was shot dead by Anti-Naxal Force personnel near Sringeri three months ago. Kabeer a 23-year-old Muslim youth from Krishnapur in Mangalore was gunned down on April 19 this year, near Sringeri check-post while he and four others were transporting cattle

Mangalore, Jul 28: A court in Bihar granted unconditional bail on July 18 to Muhammad Asif (23) from Amblamogaru and Mustaq Ahmed (45) from Suralpadi who were arrested by the Lakhisarai District Police on November 22, 2013 along with Ayisha-Zubeir couple on the charges of illegal money transfer from Bihar and Mangalore. The bail order came after the NIA told the court that it does not have enough

Mangalore, Jul 28: Union Railway minister DV Sadananda Gowda said chief minister Siddaramaiah would be responsible if railway projects in the state suffer a setback. Ahead of the railway budget, chief minister Siddaramaiah had written to railway minister DV Sadananda Gowda that the pact between the state and Centre on 50:50 cost-sharing for projects be modified. Siddaramaiah had written to the

Riyadh, Jul 27: Sunday was the last day of Ramadan this year in most of the Middle Eastern nations, where Muslims are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday. Authorities in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait have officially declared that Monday will be the first day of the month of Shawwal. However, there was no news of moon sighting in Oman.

Mangalore, Jul 27: Muslims in coastal Karnataka will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Tuesday as there was no report of Shawwal moon sighting on Sunday evening in the region. Mangalore Khazi Thwaka Ahmed Musliar after discussing with several religious scholars officially announced that Muslims in Dakshina Kananda district will continue Ramadan fasting on Monday. Initially there were rumours about the moon

Mangalore, Jul 27: In today's world, it is rare to come across families that have more than three generations of family members living together. Here is one such family with a rare five generations of mothers and daughters alive in one family from Nadiguthu in Adyar on the outskirts of the city. This family belongs to the ancestral lineage of Kuthethur –Kenna which spanned for seven generations

Mumbai, Jul 27: Jewellery industry has expressed apprehensions that the government's decision of not lowering customs duty on gold from the current 10 per cent may give rise to activities in the grey market. Industry experts said that the decision may stoke smuggling of the precious metal. "This decision of not lowering the customs duty will create the problem of raw material availability. The raw